Cindy Crawford: Hi, I’m Cindy Crawford for M-TV News! [ major applause from the audience ] For the last several weeks, the story of President Clinton’s Whitewater scandal has dominated the headlines. We at M-TV initially thought we weren’t going to be able to cover the Whitewater affair at all – mostly becuase many of our viewers, myself included, don’t really understand Whitewater, or even know what it is. But that’s all changed, now that some of the biggest names in rock have come together to sing a song about it. Let’s take a look.

[ dissolve to large group of rockers standing together in a recording studio, banner tacked between the walls reads “Rockers To Help Explain Whitewater” ] [ music tempo begins, the tune bears resemblance to USA Fro Africa’s “We Are The World” ] [ dissolve from group to shot to close-up of Tina turner side-by-side with Garth Brooks ]

Tina Turner:“Back in 1978The Clintons bought some land to sell vacation homes.230 acres, to be exact.”

Garth Brooks:“They borrowed 2 or 3,000 dollarsWith their friends The MacDougals.And formed the Whitewater Development Corporation.”

Elton John:“That’s an illegal deductionbut the Clintons blame their accountants for the mistake.”

Luther Vandross:“This intriguing turn.”

[ dissolve to Elvis Costello ]

Elvis Costello:“McDougal buys back Clinton’s loanAnd hires Hillary and her law firm to represent his bank.Then she helps Whitewater buy a new piece of landWith an illegal $300,000 loan.”

[ Kurt Cobain enters the frame next to Elvis Costello ]

Kurt Cobain:“McDougal says he shipped the Clintons all the filesto the governors mansion.And the Clintons say they never got them.”

Elvis Costello:“These guys should talk on the phone.”

[ dissolve to full shot of the entire studio ]

All:“It’s very tough to figurewhere it all went wrong.But draw your own conclusionfrom listening to our song.”

[ dissolve to Cher ]

Cher:“Madison Bank goes underwith $60 million missing.McDougal is arrested.And, in a conflict of interest,Hillary’s law firm is hired for a suit against the bankthat it used to represent.”

[ Anthony Kiedis enters the frame next to Cher ]

Anthony Kiedis: “McDougal is acquittedbut claims the Clintons lost much lessthan the $68,000 they claimed.”

Cher:“And in 1992, Clinton ran for President.”

[ dissolve to full shot of the entire studio ]

All:“It’s really quite a puzzleWho did what to who.But we gotta get a handleIt’s up to me and you.”

[ dissolve to k.d. Lang ]

k.d. Lang:“In 1993, Vince Foster,the Clintons’ friend and attorneywho worked at the same firm as Hillaryfiled long overdue taxes for WhitewaterWhich contradicted msot of the estabished financial numbers.After his suicide,important papers were removed from his office.”

[ Axl Rose enters frame next to k.d. Lang ]

Axl Rose:“White House staffers met with the Treasury DepartmentAnd then Janet Reno named a special ProsecutorAnd the House began deciding whether to hold hearingsand what kind to hold.So finally the President had to being in Lloyd Cutler,an old Democratic handto restore some order to his administration.”

[ dissolve to full shot of the entire studio ]

All:“We don’t have all the answersPerhaps we never will.The only ones who’ll ever knowAre Hillary and Bill.”

[ dissolve to Elvis Costello ]

Elvis Costello: “And McDougal and his wife..”

[ dissolve to Jerry Garcia ]

Jerry Garcia: And Webster Hubbell and Maraget Williams..”

[ dissolve to Axl Rose ]

Axl Rose: And Vince Foster.”

[ video title card appears over full shot of the studio:Rockers To Help Explain Whitewater“It’s Difficult”Jazzman Records ] [ dissolve back to Cindy Crawford ]

Cindy Crawford: I’ve learned more from that song than all years at M-TV! [ thorws her arms in the air ] “Live, from New York, it’s SATURDAY NIGHT!!“

Author: Don Roy King

Don Roy King is directing his fourteenth season of Saturday Night Live. That work has earned him nine Emmys and thirteen nominations. Additionally, he has been nominated for thirteen DGA Awards and won in 2014, 2016, 2017, 2018 and 2019. Mr. King is also the creative director of Broadway Worldwide which brings theatrical events to theaters. The company has produced Smokey Joe’s Café; Putting It Together with Carol Burnett; Jekyll & Hyde; and Memphis, all directed by Mr. King. He completed the screen capture of Broadway's Romeo & Juliet in 2013. - LinkedIn View all posts by Don Roy King